Updated draft Catchment Assessments published by EPA
The EPA has published an updated draft Catchment Assessment for each of our 46 catchments. These assessments provide an overview […]
Read MoreThe EPA has published an updated draft Catchment Assessment for each of our 46 catchments. These assessments provide an overview […]
Read MoreThe Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, TD, has published the draft River Basin Management Plan for […]
Read MoreThis EPA submission, made on 17 September 2021, relates to the second-stage consultation about the measures being considered as part […]
Read MoreThe Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, T.D., invites submissions, observations and comments on Ireland’s Draft Nitrates […]
Read MoreThe National Federation of Group Water Schemes (NFGWS) has secured funding from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage […]
Read MoreAn Fóram Uisce has proposed a Framework for Integrated Land and Landscape Management (FILLM) that supports the adoption of a […]
Read MoreOn 14 July 2020 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the Water Quality in 2020: An Indicators Report which provides an assessment […]
Read MoreThe EPA today released the report Domestic Waste Water Treatment System Inspections 2020. This is a review of 809 inspections of […]
Read MoreDamage to our sand dunes is evident all around the coast according to the Climate Action Regional Offices who today […]
Read MoreThe 2021 EPA Water Conference took place on 17 and 17 June 2021. This year’s theme was ‘Water: integrating policy […]
Read MoreQuite simply, everyone in Ireland has a role to play. This can be from something as simple as making sure you don’t pollute your local stream, or a local community working together to establish a Rivers Trust to enhance the rivers and lakes in their area, to a Government Department or Agency helping a Minister implement a new policy to help protect and enhance all our water bodies.
This website has been developed and is maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency, and is a collaboration between the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Local Authority Waters Programme.
The Local Authority Waters Programme coordinates the efforts of local authorities and other public bodies in the implementation of the River Basin Management Plan, and supports local community and stakeholder involvement in managing our natural waters, for everyone’s benefit.
The EPA is responsible for coordinating the monitoring, assessment and reporting on the status of our 4,842 water bodies, looking at trends and changes, determining which waterbodies are at risk and what could be causing this, and drafting environmental objectives for each.
The Department is responsible for making sure that the right policies, regulations and resources are in place to implement the Water Framework Directive, and developing a River Basin Management Plan and Programme of Measures to protect and restore our waters.